Memorial Day Services in Terry County Honor War Dead
Memorial Day events will be held at the Coleman Park veteran monument at 9 30 a m Saturday with Rev Jack Garrett of the First Christian Church giving the address L D Bailey to serve as master of ceremonies H B Virgil Crawford to preside The day is on the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce calendar and many merchants will close in observance Texas Highway Patrol warns motorists to follow safety rules Honored guests include Terry County Gold Star mothers and a list of Brownfield and Meadow residents who lost kin in Korea War
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Terry County
Coleman Park
Party House
Howard Henson
American Legion
Jack Garrett
First Christian Church
L. D. Bailey
H. B
Virgil’’ Crawford
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Dale Brown
Texas Highway Patrol
W. W. Day
West Powell
Brownfield
Nora West
Memorial Day reflections on meaning and patriotism
The piece urges a true remembrance of Memorial Day beyond holiday leisure. It contrasts veterans with casual describers of war, calls war madness and the defense of liberties, and urges dedication to patriotism and pride in being American.
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Omaha Beach
Fields
Flanders
Anzio
Porkchop Hill
Bougainville
Commencement Programs Highlight Seniors’ Honors at Brownfield
Brownfield High School schedules 8 p.m. commencement at the auditorium with valedictory by Patricia Smyrl and salutatory by Lynda Geron. About 100 seniors participate as the band plays, with solo and honors presented by school and board. Baccalaureate was held Sunday with Rev. Garrett delivering the address.
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Patricia Ann Smyrl
Garvin Smyrl
Brownfield High School
Fred Smith
Dee E. Hall
Minster
Crescent Hill
L. B. Edwards
Gomez Baptist Church
Jack Garrett
First Christian Church
Garrett
TV Shows In George's Plans
Jesse T. George, Terry County candidate for State Representative, invites citizens to two TV programs on Friday June 5. On Channel 11 at 8:30 p.m. he presents a 15 minute informative program, followed by a 15 minute resume on Channel 13 at 9:25 p.m. He outlines qualifications and issues for his four county area.
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Jesse T. George
Terry County
George
Channel 11
Channel 13
Webber Speaks At Brownfield Kiwanis Meet
Willis Webber of the General Telephone Company of the Southwest gave a safety film at the Brownfield Kiwanis Club weekly gathering. Bill Frizzell joined as a new member installed by Jake Fulford. Plans for a Ladies Night were made with committees headed by Fulford, Frizzell, Kuykendall, and Parrish. Dillon Patterson attended as a guest. 18 members were present.
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Willis Webber
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Brownfield Kiwanis Club
Bill Frizzell
Jake Fulford
Fulford
Frizzell
Lewis Kuykendall
J. W. Parrish
Dillon Patterson
Dollar Day Edition Promises Local Bargain Hunt
Brownfield NEWS announces a Sunday Dollar Day Edition with a paper at every door. Local merchants offer special values and bargain hunters are urged to patronize advertisers at every opportunity.
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Brownfield News
Brownfield Area Forecast With Showers and Cooler Temps
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with showers and thundershowers today and tonight, cooler conditions, and a high in the upper 70s. Thursday will bring partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers, and Friday should be partly sunny and warmer with a few showers. Precipitation today and tonight is about 35 percent area wide, with amounts mostly under half an inch and up to an inch in limited spots. Thursday around 20 percent. Winds run 10 to 15 mph today and 10 to 20 mph tonight, briefly stronger during showers. Sunshine should be scarce at about 10 percent, and flying conditions remain poor to fair over the next several days due to showers. Sunrise today 5:40 a.m., sunset 7:49 p.m.. sunrise Thursday 5:39 a.m. 86 degrees Tuesday high in Brownfield, 60 overnight low. soil temps 73-68 degrees. 24-hour precipitation 0.59 inches.
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Brownfield
First Loads Of Wheat Delivered In Terry County
The season opens with shipments to Goodpasture Grain and Milling Co. and Western Grain & Farm Store. Elmo Adair and son delivered 60 lb bushels at 13.40 moisture from a 69 acre field yielding 18 bu/acre. George Hudspeth delivered 13,620 pounds of 58 lb test weight at 14.32 moisture from a 15 acre dryland tract near Brownfield. Royce Irvin harvested the grain.
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Terry County
Goodpasture Grain and Milling Co. Inc
Western Grain & Farm Store, Inc
Elmo Adair
David
Western Grain
George Hudspeth
Brownfield
Royce Irvin
Gentle Rains Bring Slow Rainfall Across Terry County
Brownfield and surrounding areas received light showers Tuesday night with totals ranging from under a quarter inch to three quarters at the Golden farm. Station KTFY recorded .59 inches in Brownfield, lifting May totals to .82 inches and leaving the month 1.68 inches short of normal. Citizens called it a pleasant, damage-free rainfall.
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KTFY
Brownfield
Gomez Community
Undon
Foster
Wellman
Carl Golden
Golden
Janie
Meadow
Terry Commissioners Accept Audit Report
The Terry County Commissioners Court accepted an independent audit presented Monday by George A Black of Burnett & Black. Black praised county offices for well kept records and an outstanding record keeping system. The court approved the audit and the firm's fee. Dr J P Jones was named Medical Civil Defense Director and Carlton White was appointed to replace Tom Verner on the Civil Defense post.
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Terry County Commissioners Court
George A Black
Burnett & Black
J. P. Jones
Carlton White
Tom Verner
Raybon Led Lambda Chi as Wheelchair Student Leader
The 24 year old Raybon, a North Texas State senior in a wheelchair, serves as Lambda Chi Alpha president and Interfraternity Council leader. He helped revamp rush and scholarship efforts, co directs an all Greek monthly, and plans to attend law school after graduation. He credits fraternity brothers and his Lambda Chi peers for support and competition in campus life.
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Raybon
Lambda Chi
Interfraternity Council
North Texas
NTSU
Thedea
IFC
Marketing Club
Rawbon
Plant Expert Dr Robert Berry Visits Brownfield Tomorrow
Plant pathologist Dr Robert Berry of Lubbock will be in Brownfield tomorrow morning from 10 until 12 at the Courthouse in the office of County Agent Jim Foy. Citizens with diseased flowers or cotton are invited to bring samples for analysis. Last year his visit proved beneficial to many locals.
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Brown
Robert Berry
Lubbock
Extension Service
Jim Foy
Foy
Berry
Two new entrants join Miss South Plains Pageant
The Miss South Plains Pageant adds Judy Kaye Akers and Dottie Oliver as new contestants. Akers, a Brownfield High School senior, will study at Mount Vernon Junior College and performs dramatic reading. Oliver, Miss Wellman High School, will attend Texas Tech and has talents highlighted by pageant notes.
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Future Teachers of America
Cub’s den
Judy Kaye Akers
Elizabeth Carole Cates
Frances Deanna Cathey
Stanley W. Farrar
Miss Geron
Jane Hearts
Dean Murphy
J. D. (Jot) Akers
Dottie Oliver
Dot Oliver
Rt. 1
Seagraves
Miss Akers
Brownfield High School
Mrs Oliver
Wellman High School
Jane Weiss
Joy Luckie
Peggy Louise Ferguson
Miss Aker
Mount Vernon Junior College
Washington, D. C
Judy
National Honor Secerty
Quill and the the Scroll
A Cappella
Future Homemakers of America
The
Span
Attorney General's
Akers
Oliver
Miss Well
Texas Tech
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Eva Baggett
S. Lons
Gertrude Freeman
N. 6Th
Pearl Nettles
Carmen Reyna
Ave
R. Lubbock
Beulah King
Mary C. Hill
E. Main
Bitte
Tom Myers
R. L. Nelson, Jr. Price J. Nettles
W. Warren Nobles
Verry Wew
Oviwrni
William R. Overman
Lucien Parrish
Curtis R. Patton
Ray Grove Perkins
Robert L. Perry
Win. A. Wisehunt Jr
By Jerry Jackson
Lynda Beth Geron
Jake Geron
Miss Smyr
Geron
Webber
Kiwanis Meet
Dollar Day
Adair
Terry
Johnny Raybon
Duff Daniels
Campus Chat
North Texas State Unvversity
Denton
Lambda Chi Alpha
University of Texas
Ronnie
Donnie
Defense County Board
Austin Dlone
Patricia Vickery
Home Demon
Strateson Avent
Bruce Griffith
Agnet
R. A. Simms
H i
Dock) Settle
Ro l L
Bob) Burnett
BE. So
Red) Tankersley
Wayne Mullins Jr
South Plains
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